SCIENTIFIC NAME: Coreopsis palmata
COMMON NAMES: Prairie Coreopsis, Tickseed, Stiff Coreopsis, Stiff Tickseed, Prairie Tickseed, Wedgeleaf Coreopsis, Finger Coreopsis
BLOOM TIME: June, July, Aug
PLANT PROFILE:
- Narrow rigid stem plant 1-2 ½ ft. tall.
- Flower heads on individual stalks with 8 yellow petals in rays.
- Flower edges are toothed.
- Preferred sites are prairies, open woods & savannas.
- The Mesquakie boiled the seeds & drank the brew.
- Some tribes applied boiled seeds to skin to relieve rheumatism.
INSECT/ANIMAL INTERACTIONS:
- The nectar and pollen of the flowerheads attract many kinds of insects because of their abundance and accessibility.
- Rabbits, groundhogs, deer, horses and livestock occasionally browse on the foliage.